"PRIVACY is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite," said Marlon Brando. Brando's quest for privacy is one that he never quite achieved (few of the very famous do). But Brando did his best, and the star's most strenuous effort to keep fame and photographers at bay was his purchase of the Tahitian atoll Tetiaroa. He discovered his hidden jewel during the fraught two-year production of the 1962 version of "Mutiny on the Bounty." (The finished movie...

The MFA graduates from the American Film Institute Conservatory weren't the only ones receiving degrees Wednesday morning at the TCL Chinese Theater. Cicely Tyson and Oscar-winning scribe Robert Towne were awarded honorary degrees during the AFI commencement ceremony, which also bestowed diplomas upon the students in the areas of cinematography, directing, editing, producing, production design and screenwriting. Following an...

Jocelyn Brando, the sister of Marlon Brando who made her own splash on Broadway in "Mister Roberts" at the same time he was stunning audiences in "A Streetcar Named Desire," has died. She was 86. Ms. Brando died Sunday at her Santa Monica, Calif., home, said her son Martin Asinof. Close to her younger brother, Ms. Brando was at his side when he died in 2004 at age 80 of lung failure. The actress appeared in more than a dozen movies, beginning in 1953 with "China Venture."

"PRIVACY is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite," said Marlon Brando. Brando's quest for privacy is one that he never quite achieved (few of the very famous do). But Brando did his best, and the star's most strenuous effort to keep fame and photographers at bay was his purchase of the Tahitian atoll Tetiaroa. He discovered his hidden jewel during the fraught two-year production of the 1962 version of "Mutiny on the Bounty." (The finished movie...

To mark its 100th anniversary, Variety editors have compiled a list of the 100 entertainment icons of the past 100 years. The choices, they say, were based on creative, commercial and social impact, weighing factors such as international recognizability, innovation, emulation and odds against success. They are listed in alphabetical order. The top 10 icons are marked with an asterisk ( ): Woody Allen Pedro Almodovar Louis Armstrong Fred Astaire and...

Gersh has singed a deal with Betsy Schulberg, widow to Budd Schulberg , to represent the iconic author and screenwriter's estate. Gersh and Betsy Schulberg will work together to shepherd the multiple adaptations and revivals currently in preparation. Schulberg is best known for penning the script to " On the Waterfront " starring Marlon Brando. Other past credits include "What Makes Sammy Run?," "The Disenchanted" and "The Harder They Fall." "Without Budd Schulberg,...

Before Brando was Brando, he was Bud. Marlon "Bud" Brando Jr., farm boy and renegade student, lived in Evanston and Libertyville during his childhood, a tumultuous period for the future actor and his two sisters, Jocelyn and Frances. Their parents' alcoholism and father's serial infidelity led to constant household tension. "My parents seldom fought in front of us, but there was a constant, grinding, unseen miasma of anger," Brando wrote in his autobiography, "Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me."

Cynthia Lynn , who played Colonel Klink's secretary Fraulein Helga on "Hogan's Heroes" during the first season, died Monday in Los Angeles. She was 76 and had been suffering from hepatitis. She was among the last surviving cast members of the 1960s military comedy. Born Zinta Valda Zimilis, in Riga, Latvia, she last acted in 1975 in an episode of "Harry O." She also appeared in "Gidget Grows Up," "Mission: Impossible," "The Odd Couple," "Love American Style" and "The Six...

Christian Brando, the troubled son of actor Marlon Brando who made headlines in 1990 when he was arrested in the shooting death of his half-sister's boyfriend, died early Saturday. He was 49. Mr. Brando died of complications of pneumonia at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, said David Seeley, an attorney for Marlon Brando's estate. The legal proceedings against Mr. Brando for the killing of Dag Drollet caused a firestorm of media attention. His legendary father used his...

(Adds Warhol Foundation agreement with Christie's) NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - An Andy Warhol silkscreen of actor Marlon Brando, clad in leather astride a motorcycle from the movie "The Wild One," is expected to sell for $20 million when it hits the auction block in November, Christie's said on Wednesday. "Marlon," a 1966 silkscreen that is one of the late pop artist's most famous Hollywood portraits, will be part of the auction house's sale...

Marlon Brando may have been the most admired movie actor of his generation, but he was also one of the most oft-knocked and severely criticized. His fellow actors may have loved him and a few writers may have worshipped him -- but lots of critics didn't. Their reasons? For some, he was too scruffy, too threatening, too rebellious, too lower class, and his choice of scripts too political or too pretentious. He had a bad reputation for on-set laxness (lazy at learning lines). But, like Orson Welles, he was a great, enviable...

If, as widely predicted, Woody Allen wins his fourth Academy Award on Sunday, this time for original screenplay for the romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris," an even safer bet will be that Allen won't be there to accept the Oscar. The academy has a long love affair with Allen — a record 23 Oscar nominations, including wins for writing and directing the 1977 best picture winner "Annie Hall" and for his screenplay of 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters"; 22 of the nominations were for screenplay and directing,...

As anti-Semites go, Marlon Brando isn't very good at it. For one thing, he doesn't hate Jews. Quite the opposite, he admires Jews deeply. Passionately. In his recent, rambling appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live," he went on and on about how smart Jews were, how he sent his own kids to Jewish schools because they were "the safest and the best," how much he admired Jews for enduring centuries of persecution and making innumerable contributions to America. But then he rambled on about how "Hollywood is run by...

In the lush farmlands east of Monterey Bay, the day opens with the sound of big-rig trucks hauling lettuce, apricots and other produce through this quiet agricultural town of about 36,000 people. This is the original Hollister, Calif., incorporated in 1872, birthplace of American biker culture and inspiration for the 1953 film "The Wild One," starring Marlon Brando. It's nothing like the mythical Hollister known to teenagers -- an idyllic Southern California beach town that is portrayed in...

'Blade Runner: The Final Cut' 5:30 p.m., Sci Fi In this re-edited director's cut, a retired cop (Harrison Ford) whose specialty is wiping out rebellious androids is called back into service after some of those stationed in space stage a mutiny and return to Earth. Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Rutger Hauer and Edward James Olmos also star in this futuristic 1982 classic. 'The Godfather' 7 p.m., AMC This 1972 Academy Award-winning drama stars Marlon Brando (right)